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Tolar is a small town of 1,585 people in Hood County, Texas. It's about 72 miles from Waco, TX and 73 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,585people
$198kTypical home
$1,700/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,585
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,434 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Dallas, TX
- 72 mi to Waco, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,249/mo)
- Median rent $1,700/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (651 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 55% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MWL airport
- 62 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hood County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk